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Australia versus big tech


Australian policymakers don’t share technology companies’ belief in a borderless world, writes James Panichi.
Report

Safety, risk and wellbeing on dating apps: final report


This project responds to the need to provide more detailed, first-hand accounts to better understand the way health, wellbeing and safety are experienced through dating apps. The report outlines key findings of a two-year ARC Linkage partnership between Swinburne University of Technology, ACON Health, Family Planning NSW and the University of Sydney.
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Beyond the bubble: the online conversation on research and development


This report looks into how research and development is discussed and communicated about online. It shows the need for researchers to work harder to be a bigger part of the online conversation, in order to combat the rise of misinformation.
Discussion paper

Distorting the public square: political campaigning on social media requires greater regulation


This paper outlines the results of recent polling which shows that the Australian public support tighter regulation of political advertising on social media platforms, from truth in advertising, limits to micro-targeting, to bans on political advertising on social media altogether.
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Surveillance giants: how the business model of Google and Facebook threatens human rights


Google and Facebook help connect the world and provide crucial services to billions. However, this report argues that their surveillance-based business model is inherently incompatible with the right to privacy and poses a threat to a range of other rights, including freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of thought, and the right to equality and...